The Mirai and Reaper botnets were just the beginning. xkcd's graph on the fragility of IoT systems is a warning of things to come.
Graph of best-case/worst-case scenarios for smart home security, by xkcd
Twitter kills pro-Saudi "botnet" spreading Khashoggi disinformation tweets
Twitter today pulled down a disinfo bot network that was amplifying pro-Saudi talking points about disappeared journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who is presumed to have been tortured and killed on orders… READ THE REST
A year later, giant Chinese security camera company's products are still a security dumpster-fire
A year ago, Chinese white-label CCTV/DVR vendor Xiongmai announced a recall and security update for its devices, whose weak security meant that they had been conscripted into a massive, unstoppable… READ THE REST
FBI sinkholes a key domain used by the malware that infected 500,000 home routers, declares partial victory and Russian attribution
VPNFilter is a virulent, sophisticated, multistage worm that has successfully infected 500,000 home routers, leaving them vulnerable to both surveillance (the malware snoops network traffic for passwords) and region-wide internet… READ THE REST
ChatGPT Plus is $20/month—ChatOn packs in GPT, Claude & Gemini for 5 years for just $90.99
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: ChatOn bundles GPT, Claude, Gemini, Sonar, image generation, web search, and more into one app for $90.90… READ THE REST
Replace doomscrolling with smartscrolling—Headway lifetime subscriptions now just $70
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Learn in your free time with a Headway lifetime subscription, now $69.99 (reg. $299.95). Books are long… READ THE REST
Download videos from any streaming service and keep them forever with Keeprix for $95.99
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Save videos from Netflix, Disney Plus, YouTube, TikTok, and more to watch anytime you want with… READ THE REST
